Horton D. Haight

Horton David Haight (20 June 1832-9 January 1900) was a member of the Utah territorial legislature in 1861.

Biography
Horton David Haight was born in Moravia, Cayuga County, New York on 20 June 1832, and the family moved to Illinois in 1837, joining the LDS Church in Nauvoo in 1845. Haight assisted the Mormons during their journey to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1848, and Haight and Lot Smith both fought against the US Army in 1857. Haight lived for many years in Farmington, Utah, and he served as Davis County sheriff and in the Utah territorial legislature in 1861. In 1882, John Taylor sent him to Idaho, serving there as a bishop until 1887 before serving as President of the Cassia Stake from 1887 until his death in 1900. One of his grandsons was LDS Apostle David B. Haight.